44 programmes offered in India have made it to top 100 QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023. Previously 35 programmes had made it to the list. Various premier institutes also featured in the list. India is the second Asian country to have top-rated universities, only next to China. The recognised subjects or programmes offered in India includes Computer science, Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Management Studies, and Physics, as claimed by QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The mathematics programme offered in IIT Bombay and IIT Madras has been ranked 92nd and 98th globally. The Electrical Engineering programme from IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi has been ranked 87th and 49th respectively. This is the 13th edition of the QS World University Rankings. The Computer Science and Information Systems from IIT Kanpur has been ranked 96th.
IIT Kharagpur tops in offering Computer Science and Information Systems globally with a rank of 94. Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Delhi were ranked 68th and 91st for Sociology. Ben Sowter, QS Research director said, “One of the biggest challenges faced by India is educational – providing high-quality tertiary education in the face of exploding demand: this much was recognised by 2020’s NEP, which set the ambitious target of a 50% gross enrolment ratio by 2035” .“It should therefore provide some reassurance that the number of Indian programs featuring across our 54 subject rankings and five broad faculty areas has increased this year – from 299 to 355 this year,” he added. India’s performance improved by 17.2% every year. The five broad subject areas that have been recognized in India by QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023 includes fields such as engineering and technology, humanities, life sciences and medicine, natural sciences, social sciences and management.
